diff --git a/lib/user.go b/lib/user.go
index abbd895..42157f6 100644
--- a/lib/user.go
+++ b/lib/user.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/trantor/trantor/lib/database"
 
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func loginHandler(h handler) {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func loginHandler(h handler) {
 }
 
 func loginPostHandler(h handler) {
-	user := h.r.FormValue("user")
+	user := strings.TrimSpace(h.r.FormValue("user"))
 	pass := h.r.FormValue("pass")
 	if h.db.ValidPassword(user, pass) {
 		log.Info("User ", user, " log in")